Wall cabinet



H. M. INGE WALL CABINET June 20, 1933.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 .INVENTOR H. M. INGE WALL CABINET June 20, 1933..v

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 15 1932 Jig? 'j mvENToR Patented June 20, 1933 UNITED STATES HULDA I. INGE, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON WALL CABINET Application led June 15,

This invention relates to improvements in furniture and more particularly to that class of furniture adapted for use within living apartments which are of limited capaclty, such as are now known as bachelor a artments, eiliciency apartments, etc. ome apartments include a living room, a bed room, kitchenette, etc., while others include only a single room, which must, perforce, answer 1 the purposes of a living room, kitchenette and bed room, which larger class of apartments is much more expensive than the slngle room. There are, of course, obvious disadvanta es in the use of a single room apartment ecause of the unsightly gas plate for cooking purposes, sink, drain board etc., for the dish washing purposes, and so forth.

My invention comprises a cabinet having an exterior finish in keeping with the livlng room and which is divided into a plurality of compartments for the reception of various kitchen and table ware, utensils and the like, and a main central compartment adapted to contain a sink anddrain board. My principal object is to provide a door for the mam compartment which will, when in normal vertical position, close ott' the compartment from view, the door being of such dimensions that when it is moved to horizontal positlon 3 it will still entirely close olf the sink and drain board from view and will project outwardly from the cabinet suiiciently to form a table top of large area, and means to securely support the table top without the use of the usual slidable rings, folding legs or the like whlch are objectionable. The dimensions of this door are such that the entire surface of it may be used to support glasses, pitchers, table ware, etc., directly over the sink while the projecting portion is suliicient to permit the seating of chairs, probably three or more, around it. It is common in the art to provide a door for a compartment which may be drawn out in a horizontal position suilicientl to form a table top and to provide it with folding legs, but these legs are unsightly because they would be in view when the door is in vertical position. Furthermore the leos are liable to be inadvertentl folded by the 5 feet of those sitting at the ta le and thus rel- 19324. Serial No. 617,347.

lease the entire support of the extended table with its contents. It is also common to-support such doors in a horizontal position by thin metal strips or rings. While such rings lsupport the table top horizontally withoutr much danger or accident, still they are objectionable because such rings are in the way of the legs of persons who wish to sit at the ends of such tables so that they can not sit near enough to the table to be comfortable. 00 It is obviously very undesirable to use a table top along side of which are such unsightly` devices as sink and drain board.

I accomplish this object by having this door of greater dimensions, front to back when in horizontal position, than the dimension of the sink and drain board, from front to back. I also arrange the parts whereby the door may be slid or otherwise moved entirely below the plane of the sink 7 and drainboard when it is desired to wash dishes in the sink, without any obstruction of the door which would prevent the operator standing up .close to the sink and drainboard as is usual.

Fig. 1 is a front view of my device.

Fig. K2 is a cross section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

F 'Fig. 3 is a section upon the line 3--3 of Fig. 4 is a section upon the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the grooved slide.

Fic'. 6 is a perspective of the front cover or table.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, reference numeral 1 represents the back of the cabinet and 2 the two sides. 3 is the bottom or floor and 5 are two vertical partitions running the full height of the cabinet which substantially divides it into three vertical divisions; these divisions are again divided into three divisions by horizontal partitions 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. The compartments thus formed may be again subdivided into subcompartments such as 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, (Fig. 2) and 18 and 19, (Fig. 1) which will be again referred to, and other compartments may be fitted with drawers or individual doors as is plainly indicated in Fig. 1. Compartment 12 is provided with a door 19 hinged at and provided with a latch 21. This compartment may be fitted with an electric, gas, oil, or other form of stove, as

shown at 22. Compartment 14 is equipped with a refrigerator of any approved orm such as the well known refrigerator or the like. The door 23 of compartment 14 is identical with the door 19 of the compartment 12 and is hinged at 24 and provided with a latch 25. Com artment 13 is provided with a special sli ing door 28 provided with pins 29 and 30 as is more clearly indicated in the perspective, (Fig. 6), which are adapted to sl1de into a groove in vertical partitions 5. This groove alone is shown in detail on an enlarged scale in Fig. 5, and consists of `a lower vertical portion 31 and an l upper portion 32 provided with a cross slot with ends 33 and 34. The end 34 coming directl above the lower vertical portion 31. Exten ing from approximately the center of the vertical groove is a horizontal groove 35 turned slightly upward as at 36, thence to the right as shown at 37. This oove is also shown in place in Fig. 3 an Fig. 4.

The normal closed position of the sliding door 28 is as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, and it is held in that position by pins 29 which slip in the portion 34 of the groove, (Fig. 5). The pins 29 are kept from sliding out of the groove by lock or latch which is shown dotted in its extended position as at 38 in the upper edge of the door (Fig. 6) and which fits into a small slot or rgroove 39 in partition 10, (Figs. 3 and 4). o lower the door the latch is first turned so it disen ages with groove 39 and the door pulled slightly forward so pins ,29 may slip into groove 32 and 39 in the vertical dotted lines, (Figs. 2 and 4). Sliding door'28 may be also used as a table by disengaging latch 38 and pulling the door forward so that pins 29 w1ll slip out through grooves 33 and the door rotated about pins and lowered slightly. so that they may be made to slip into portion of the groove as vshown by the dotted lines 40 of the door, (Fig. 4). By continuing sliding pins 30 through portions 36 and 37 of the groove the door will at last take a position as shown in full lines 28 of Fig. 4. The door in this position will form a convenient table.

It will be noted that when the door is in its last mentioned position, both the sink and the drain board are covered by the door and that not only the portion of the door which projects forward, as seen in Fig. 4 is usable as a table, but the entire surface of the door, including that portion of the door whlch overlies the sink and the drain board. After the door' 28 has been used as a table, either for eating or other purposes, and it is desired to remove the dishes and the like for thence lowered into its position as shown at washing,'the door may be pulled straght forward as shown in dotted lines 41 of ig.

' 4, and then allowed to drop into its position as seen in Fig. 3, which obscures and c oses offthe sink, drain board, shelves and other interior parts of the device which would otherwise be open to view.

The lower compartment 18-of the cabinet Ymay be provided with a pail 42 to catch the water drained from the sink, there being a vent 27-a provided in the bottom of the sink in the usual manner. l Compartment 17 may be provided with drawers as shown in 43. The small narrow compartments which are shown at 15 and 16 may be used for an ironing board or the-like. These compartments are provided with narrow doors 44, which are preferably flush with the trim of the cabinet and are hinged at 45 and provided with latches 46.

While I have shown and described a particular form of embodiment of m invention, I am aware that many minor c anges will readily sug est themselves to those skilled in the art wlthout departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. I therefore desire to avoid being limited to the particular form of embodiment which I have hereinabove shown and described.v

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a cabinet divided into a plurality of compartments including a main compartment, a sink and drain board within the main compartment, a door, means mounting, said door for vertical and horizontal movement with, respect to the main compartment, the door being of greater dimensions front to back when in horizontal position than the depth of the main compartment from front to back whereby the door, when in horizontal position, entirely covers the sink and drain board and rojects a relatively great distance from the ront of the cabinet; means for firmly supporting the door when in horizontal position.

2. In combination a cabinet divided into a plurality of com artments adapted to receive table and kite en utensils, a main compartment, a sink and drain board therein, a door of greater dimensions front to back when in horizontal position than the depth of the cabinet, projections on the edges of the door, vertical runways for thel projections whereby the door may be raised to a vertical position, a lock for holding the door in that position, horizontal runways for theprojec- 6 tions whereby the door may be moved into a horizontal position so as to entirely cover the sink and drain board, the door being firmly supported towards its forward end by the front wall of the cabinet.

1U 3. In combination a cabinet divided into a plurality of compartments adapted to receive table and kitchen utensils, a main compartment, a sink and a drain board therein, a door of greater dimensions front to back when in horizontal position than the depth of the cabinet, projections on the edges of the door, vertical runways for the projections whereby the door may be raised to a vertical position, a lock for holding the door in that position,

and horizontal runways for the projections whereby the door may be moved into a horizontal position so as to entirely cover the sink and drain board, the door being firmly supported towards its forward end by theV front wall of the cabinet, said vertical runways extending below the plane of the door, when in horizontal position, to a distance sufiicient to allow the door to be disposed entirely below said plane.

4. In combination a cabinet divided into a plurality of compartments adapted to receive table and kitchen utensils, a main compartment, a sink and drain board therein, a door of greater dimensions front to back when in horizontal position than the depth of the cabinet, projections on the edges of the door, vertical runways for thel projections whereby the door may be raised to a vertical position, a lock for holding the door in that p0- sition, horizontal runwa s for the projections whereby the door may e moved mto a horizontal position so asto entirely cover the sink and drain board, the door being irmly supported towards its forward end by the frontwallof the cabinet,the vertical runways in which the projections are slidable extending below ,the plane of the door, when in horizontal position, to a distance suicient to allow the door to be disposed entirely below said plane.

In testimony whereof I aix m signature.

- HULDA IN GE. 

